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Giada’s Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

August 5, 2011 by Suzie the Foodie 4 Comments

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Recently I had the most stressful day. It was one of those days you feel absolutely powerless and you are waiting, waiting and waiting. When that happens to me, I bake. I know, it is August and probably warm where you are but we are not getting the super-warm weather everyone else is.

I had seen Giada make these cookies and thought, Reg would LOVE these! Oatmeal cookies with chocolate and dried fruit? That would absolutely be up his alley so I got to work. 

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Cream together 1 stick (half a cup) of room temperature butter with 1/2 cup of light brown sugar and 1/2 cup of regular white sugar for about a minute.

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Add an egg and 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Whisk together 1 cup of flour, 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp fine sea salt. Beat into the butter mixture.

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Add 2 cups of old fashioned oats.

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Add 1 cup of dried cranberries. I did not have a whole cup so I chopped up some apricots and added golden raisins. Mix together.

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Finish with 4 ounces of bittersweet chocolate chopped into chunks. To make life easier I just used chocolate chips instead. Fold in chocolate.

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Giada says to use a four ounce ice cream scoop which is quite large to make six balls of cookie dough per baking sheet.

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Flatten the top with a spoon. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 13-15 minutes until cookies are golden brown along the edges.

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

You are supposed to let them cool on the baking sheet for 20 minutes before eating but my cookies were over-baked and a tad scorched on the bottom so I moved mine over to a cooling rack right away.

Giada's Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Thankfully, Reg LOVED these! Which made me very happy. It will also make granola kids very happy. This is one filling and hearty cookie. It is not my style though. They are very dry and a little too much of a foodie commitment. It felt more like a meal than a treat. The hint of cinnamon was nice and earthy but a little strong for me. I did love the combination of the dried fruit with the chocolate and next time, I will bring out the good dark chocolate when I make these.

The entire batch of cookies (12 large ones) only used one stick of butter and is filled with old fashioned oats so I recommend them to those trying to be a bit healthier with their baking. Keep an eye on them while they back though to make sure they do not get over-baked.

After baking these Reg came home with great news. I made tea and we enjoyed these together with smiles on our faces. Life was finally starting to feel back on track.

I think Reg would give these cookies five out of five wooden spoons. Me? I give them four out of five.

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  1. AvaDJ says

    August 5, 2011 at 11:52 am

    I would love one of these right now to have with my coffee, they sound deelish. Going to have to bookmark this recipe (I think I like it better the way you made them, with a mix of fruit) they would be perfect for the lunch bags when back to school eventually rolls around.

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  2. Debra She Who Seeks says

    August 5, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    Glad to hear things are looking up now!

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  3. My Farmhouse Kitchen says

    August 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    saw you on octoberfarm’s sidebar today with this recipe…

    i have cookie baking on my “to do” list today…and i just found the recipe….

    my husband is sitting here by me and said…”those sure look good!”

    happy to stop by today

    kary and l’il teddy
    xx

    Reply
  4. Shannon Riley says

    August 5, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    Delicious! 😀

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